Deviled Egg Pasta Salad
This Deviled Egg Pasta Salad is a mashup recipe that takes the best flavors of classic deviled eggs and turns them a comforting pasta salad. A crowd pleasing spring or summer side dish that’s also ideal to make in advance.
Every Easter my family always asks for deviled eggs, they’re a total classic especially living in the South! Last year, I made my version of Deviled Egg Pasta Salad and it was a total hit. Even the pickiest eater at the table loved the creamy and tangy flavors.
The best part about this vibrant recipe is that it can be made up to a day in advance, in fact it’s often better since it allows the flavors marinate together. I use all of my favorite deviled egg ingredients, like mustard, pickles, and bacon, but feel free to use your whatever you like, it’s a recipe that’s incredibly easy to customize.
Serve this deviled egg salad with pasta alongside our Bread Bowl Appetizer, Maple Glazed Carrots, ham, and Carrot Poke Cake for a complete menu!
Why You’ll Love this Recipe
- Easy to make in advance. It’s truly the perfect side dish for entertaining a crowd or bringing to a potluck.
- Classic flavors that everyone will love. We know most people love pasta salad as well as deviled eggs, so this dish is guaranteed to impress and also have no leftovers!
- Pantry staple ingredients that are also affordable. You probably already have most of the ingredients in your pantry for this salad, it’s that simple.
Leanna’s Tip: To make perfect hard boiled eggs, make sure you remove them from boiling water after 11 minutes and shock them in ice water. After they’ve sat in the ice water for 5 minutes, crack and peel the shells, they should easily come off.
Ingredients
Dressing:
- Mayonnaise: The creamy base to the dressing that’s also a key ingredient in deviled eggs.
- Sour Cream: Adds a nice tang to the pasta salad dressing.
- Dijon Mustard: Gives bright, acidic flavors to the dressing.
- Dill Pickle Juice: Adds a hint of the classic dill flavor we love in a traditional deviled egg.
- Sugar: Just a pinch is enough to balance all of the flavors out.
- Hot Sauce: Add a dash for some heat!
- White Pepper: Used for seasoning, gives nice depth of flavor and a bit of spice.
Pasta Salad:
- Dried Macaroni: The noodles we love in this pasta salad. You can use any smaller shaped noodle that you please.
- Hard Boiled Eggs: Adds that classic egg flavor as well as protein.
- Cooked bacon: Gives nice smokiness in every bite.
- Dill Pickles: Adds bright crunch and acidic flavor.
- Celery: Crunchy and fresh, plus gives that pop of green.
- Red Onion: You can omit if you don’t like raw onion, but we love the freshness it adds. To cut down on it’s sharp flavor, you can soak it in ice water for 10 minutes before adding it to the salad.
- Chives: Adds nice light onion flavor.
- Few pinches of Smoked Paprika: Gives a hint of smokiness as well as vibrant color.
How to Make Deviled Egg Pasta Salad
- Cook until al dente. Drain & place in a large mixing bowl.
2. For the Dressing: In a small bowl, combine the mayo, sour cream, Dijon mustard, pickle juice, sugar, salt, white pepper and hot sauce. Set aside.
To assemble the pasta salad:
- Add hardboiled egg, bacon, celery, red onion, chives and pickles to the pasta.
2. Pour in the dressing and toss to combine.
3. Sprinkle smoked paprika.
4. Chill for at least an hour and serve.
Expert Tips
- Boil your hard boiled eggs at home or buy them. You can cut down on prep time with eggs that are already hardboiled at the store. One less step!
- Use a wire baking rack to chop your eggs. This is truly the easiest method. Just press the eggs through the rack gently to chop them with little to no mess.
- Don’t over-cook the noodles. Make sure you cook them to al dente, then rinse with water to stop the cooking. This will keep their texture and prevent them from becoming mushy.
- Customize the pasta salad with your favorite ingredients. Everyone has their own way of making deviled eggs, so use our recipe as your base, and add any of your favorite flavors!
- It’s better to make this in advance before a party. It’s the perfect potluck or entertaining recipe, and easy to transport too! Make it the morning of or even the day before for the best flavors.
Storage
Keep any leftovers in a airtight container and store in the refrigerator, where it should stay fresh for 2-3 days. You can also store in a zip top bag in the refrigerator!
This is also a great recipe to make in advance. You can make this 1-2 days in advance. Just keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container so it stays flavorful.
More Easy Pasta Salad Recipes
Deviled Egg Pasta Salad
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1 cup Full Fat Mayo
- 1/4 cup Sour Cream
- 1 1/2 tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 1 tbsp Dill Pickle Juice
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp hot sauce
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
Pasta Salad
- 9 oz Dried Macaroni
- 6-8 Hard Boiled Eggs diced
- 1/3 cup cooked bacon chopped
- 1/3 cup Dill Pickles diced
- 1/3 cup Celery diced
- 1/3 cup Red Onion finely diced
- 1 tbsp Chives finely diced
- Few pinches of Smoked Paprika
Instructions
- For the Pasta: Cook until al dente. Drain & place in a large mixing bowl.
- For the Dressing: In a small bowl, combine mayo, sour cream, Dijon mustard, pickle juice, sugar, salt, white pepper and hot sauce. Set aside.
Pasta Salad:
- Add hardboiled egg, bacon, celery, red onion, chives and pickles to the pasta.
- Pour in the dressing and toss to combine.
- Sprinkle smoked paprika.
- Chill for at least an hour and serve.
